showers will be coming in from the mountains, so overnight there could be a couple of raindrops. we'll check the forecast in a couple of minutes, but first your roads with kim. >> things looking very nice on the roads so far. we still have closures by patterson park for the water main break. otherwise, we are looking nice especially on 66 and 95 headed south towards beltway. towards owings mills it's clear. we are looking good on the rest of the major roadaways. along the outer loop taking you to 95, 11. and 18 minutes between the 95. no delays at this hour. 70 at 29 hear in howard county

is looking good in both directions. a live view of 95, south of 100, you can see north and southbound are moving fine. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> well, this morning, a few arrested in libya after the attacks in libya. >> the u.s. is also bracing for more protests after prayer. what are the latest details out of libya this morning? >> stan and mindy, we're waking up to the news that four people have been arrested there. but it's too soon to tell if these suspects have any ties to the extremist groups. >> anti-american protests have now spread to a reported 11 countries. >> our demand is that president

obama appears and makes an official poll apology. >> they are -- >> we absolutely reject its content and message >> now they are preparing for more protests. >> it's friday and a day of prayer in the islamic world and i really hope that cooler minds prevail. >> the justice department nowal involved in the investigation into the deaths of four americans including navy seal tyrone woods and glen daugherty. >> glen was an amazing human being. and we're devastated. >> the safety of diplomats overseas are of key concern. >> i think there's going to be a lot of focus on security around the consulates. >> i'val directed my administration to do whatever is nose protect all americans serving abroad. that's one of my highest

priorities as president. >> the deputy minister said it's possible the militants that stormed the consulate may have had some inside information from libyan security. >> you talk about the potential for protests. what are we seeing so far? >> well, right now we know that indonesian police are on alert, because hundreds of protesters are expected there. >> meanwhile, an overwhelming condemnation to the events overseas from american's largest muslim community. they stood outside the largest mosque to condemn the violence overseas and to speak out for peace. >> the killing of diplomats and ambassadors is in no way allowed in our religion of islam, and anyone who does it is not doing the right thing and not serving their religion

in any way and we stand with our american brothers and sisters and condemn this violence. >> we condemn it and we hope that this will not ignite more violence. >> council leaders point out while they don't condone things their policy is not to react with violence. >> and we have learned the 19-year-old shooting victim was not a student but was visiting his cousin who is a member of the morgan state football team. police say the shooter was also not a student at the school. university officials say they are satisfied with their response to the shooting but are evaluating the shooting to look at the glitch in the student warning system. >> the website reached overload yesterday as information

started going out, and people started logging on to the website. but it was back up quickly, and the log jam was fixed. >> police still have not made an arrest in the case nor have they publicly identified a suspect. >> meanwhile, the defense attorneys for this month's shooting at terry hall high school looked behind the attacks. attorneys for 15-year-old robert glen said the teen went to school armed with a shotgun because he expected and wanted to be killed. he posted a message on facebook that said first day of school, last day of my life. >> we were dealing with a child who was primarily motivated to commit suicide by cop and acting out in a terrible fashion in the hopes that somebody other than him would pull the trigger for him. >> his attorney says his client

has expressed -- the shooting victim is recovering and he would like to meet with him to tell him how much he gets his actions. the state wants to evaluate the mental condition of him. >> police want to cast a larger net when it comes to safety and security. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti joins us with more details. >> that's exactly right, stan. starting this morning baltimore county schools will conduct a series of mandatory meetings where a new security plan will be introduced. they will discuss how to go about reporting suspicious activity and introduce a new anonymous safety tip line. the teachers welcome these new measures. >> tomorrow there is information coming out that

will help them to not only understand what their role is but also to help the students understand what their role is, and i believe a piece will be coming out for the parents as well. >> we're told the parents and their safety and security will have information coming it out. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day, what steps do you think should be taken to improve school safety? send us your responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 56 degrees at the airport at 5:70. >> negotiation, could talking lead to action? >> and several people are dead after a car plows into their bus stop. a possible look into the crash. >> and very light traffic right now. weather and traffic when we come back.

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>> welcome back, the time is seven minutes after 5:00. another shot of downtown at the stadium and 56 degrees at the maryland science center and warmer in the suburbs. about 10 degrees cooler once you get outside the city. 59 in cockeysville and 50 in catonsville. today, mostly sunny skies to start and then clouds will pick up and overnight there's a slight chance for a couple of rain showers. the high temperature is 83 degrees. we'll check your forecast coming up.

>> covering the nation this morning, four people are dead and eight others seriously injured after an alleged drunk driver slammed into a crowd of people at a las vegas bus stop. gary was airborne and spun out before slamming into the bus stop. three women and one man waiting at the bus stop were killed and three others standing niche and three others were treated for injuries ranging from serious to critical and gary is charged with four counts of homicide. university officials look into allegations of hazing. the university drum line is being investigating. the school did not provide details about the evidence or the nature of the alleged hazing. the issue of hazing grabbed

headlines last november after a member of florida's a.m.r. band member died in a hazing ritual. >> and me the negotiators met until 2:00 a.m. saying some headaway was made but not enough to stop a strike. officials stay they remain optimistic. optimistic they can reach a deal over the weekend. >> the time now 5:12. 56 degrees at the airport. fees are on the rise for airlines. we'll tell you what's causing the hikes this time around. >> and super-sized cokes banned in new york city. what that could mean for us hear. >> and in%y

>> good morning. kim dacey the checking on your morning commute. we picked up an accident at water loo road and snowdon parkaway. in the city, preston city at howard street is closed. mon meant is also closed due to a sinkhole. otherwise, the major roadaways are checking out ok. 61 on the harrisburg expressaway. and 50 along the j.f.x. at northern parkaway. 70 at 29, looks light.

switching over to a live view of 95. picking up in volume but no delays yet. that's latest on traffic pulse 11. now for a look at buses and trains, kurt kroncke. happy friday. >> happy friday to you as well, a delay on the 13 bus and diversion on the 21 at preston and cathedral. the 58 bus diverting at willow lane due construction. light rail metro subaway both on schedule and full service on the metro subaway and marc trains have on-time service. i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning, everybody. it's another nice start for us, but the high pressure that's been giving us the great weather is sliding off the coast. there's a front coming across the ohio valley and another in the great lakes and a series will come through over the next

24 hours. this one will come through tonight and this one early in the morning. there's a slight chance this one could give us some rain overnight. you can see light rain across indiana. mostly computer models have that rain falling apart by the time it gets hear. but after 6:00 and overnight there's about a 20%-30% chance that we could see a little bit of rain. in the short term we can see high cloud cover. winds have shifted to the south. the dew points are coming up just a touch. we are not expecting any rain throughout the day but you will see the high cloud cover thicken up a bit. 56 at the airport. 60 in catonsville and 55 in westminster. we will get up to about 83 this afternoon.

so the forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine and clouds. a slight chance for rain showers overnight. the high temperature between 80-85. southwest wind at 10-15 knots, waves at about 22 feet. about a half-hour from now. at 5:43. early saturday morning i will put in a forecast for possibly a couple rain showers. if you have outdoor plans it will be good. 78 on saturday. 77 for sunday and back up to 80 on monday before rain comes in on tuesday of next week. >> in this morning's "consumer alert," they are doing it again. airfares are on the rise. southwest airlines led by raising rates $10 each way. didn't take long for u.s. airways and jetblue to follow

suit. they expanded the price increase to cover most of the u.s. flights. the domino continued with others matching. so if you're traveling by air through thanksgiving, the flights won't be cheap but the cheapest flights you can get will be starting next week according to compare to fare also saying departing the monday before thanksgiving or on thanksgiving day and returning any day except sunday or monday after the hollywood will save you 15%-20%. the largest city in the country has passed a ban on super sized sodas, their attempt at curbing the obesity epidemic. >> new york city is putting a lid on oversized soft drinks. the city's board of health has approved a limit of 16 ounces on sodas and other shugry

beverages served in public. the aim is to curve obesity. a typical can of soda is 12 ounces, an amount allowed under a ban the single serve m average is 20 ounces, more than is allowed. >> it's not banning you to against buying more. >> one is threatening legal action. >> we do not believe restricting the size of one product in certain establishments in this city is a comprehensive approach we need to deal with this issue. >> but many obesity experts say it's an important step. >> boston has started talking

about it. a number of cities in california and in the midwest, so what mayor bloomberg has done and what the city of new york has done has started the dialogue on a critical issue. >> despite a likely legal battle, the ban is expected to take effect in march. >> well, nintendo has unveiled its latest game console called e.u. and more on saving gas. hear is jane and our business report. >> this morning it looks like a bounce hear. you know the federal reserve and chairman ben bernanke pulled out the big bazooka and concluded a two-day policy meeting and said it would increase purchases on bond backs to pump more money, the

smoff called question of the day e or third round of quantitative easing. now in the baltimore area, a gallon of regular is $3.77 for a gallon of gas and many have been creative in safing gas. drivers are saving gas by coasting and even drafting behind larger vehicles to save gas and one said they would even buy a more expensive costing hybrid vehicle to save in the end. and in an effort to save sagging sales, a new console will hit the market november

18. the e.u. includes a free internet tv service. the price starts at $300. i'm jane king. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> besides the new nintendo gadget, we hear wal-mart is coming out with their list of what they think kids want from santa? >> yes. mid september we're already getting a list. toys, one of the main drivers for the holiday season and even though halloween hasn't passed, wal-mart getting ready and the if you are bee is back. and also tell you why it may be more enticing to leave your apartment plans far house right now. >> see you next hour, jane, thank you. >> the time is 5:23. 56 degrees at the airport. final goodbyes for the first man on the moon. >> and don't forget to email us

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>> and among those assembled to commemorate the first noon walk on the moon. despite his heroics in 1969, those in attendance say they will always remember armstrong's humility and quiet nature. >> it was courage, grace and humility he displayed throughout his life that lifted him above the stars. >> farewell, my friend. you have left us far too soon. >> armstrong died late last month at the age of 82. >> kim dacey did a nice job yesterday covering the memorial service. >> good job. >> the time now 5:27, 56 degrees at the airport. coming up -- >> baltimore county teachers and administrators will get a new security plan.

details are next. >> bg&e talks about how it handled the storm and why it took so long to get your power back on. >> and quiet this friday morning. but a little bit of rain in your forecast. >> and we've got one crash to watch for in howard county. watch for in howard county. we'll give you a live look i'll get a build your own burger with something cheesy... but not just cheese - mac and cheese. then i wanna add some oomph. and... top it off with a little kick. and... napkins.

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>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today, i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us. tony, it would be so nice if this weather would last through the weekend. >> who sells getting tired of sunny and board? >> i think you're the only one. >> it may change a little bit tonight. it's not a big deal.

95% of the weekend is going to be just as fantastic as the last couple of days. 56 at the airport. a few clouds out there at the airport. after 6:00 p.m. and overnight there's a 30% chance a little bit of rain could be coming from the mountains. the high temperature of 83. the forecast for the rest of the weekend coming up. most will be just fine. >> your morning commute is fine. one small spot in howard county a crash at water loo and snowdon parkaway. watch for closures there. between cathedral and howard there's an event so that area is closed. major roadaways checking out ok. our life drive time shows we're up to speed. 11 minutes on the inner loop.

nine minutes on 895 between the harbor tunnel and south side. so no delays at this early hour. the area of 29 in howard county, eastbound traffic is coming towards us. you can see it's picking up just a tad but nothing to cause a delay just yet. switching over to south 100. you can see activity picking up but no delays. >> just days to have second gun incident on the grounds of a baltimore county school, city officials are rolling out a plan to make their city safer. >> plans on what will be unveiled later today. >> the school superintendent has been saying all along that he wants to cast a larger net when it comes to safety and security, and that will happen first thing this morning. >> there have been two major gun incidents in baltimore county school one at terry hall

high school where a teenaged gunman shot a classmate in the school cafeteria then an 8th grader showed up with a loaded gun where he threatened his teacher and a class full of students. 11 news learned school officials have called a mandatory meeting with teachers and staff across the county. >> tomorrow there's information coming out that will help them to not only understand what their role is but also to help the students understand what their role is. and i believe things will be coming out for parents as well. >> and to share an updated reporting system even an anonymous tip line and they plan to talk about the role of soon-to-be-hired security director. the teachers union supports any training in place to help make schools safer. >> i think a lot of issues have to do with advanced warning and paying attention, and knowing

what to pay attention to. you can say, well, a child comes to you and says so and so is doing this on facebook. i'm concerned. if it stops right there, then it stops there and something bad can happen. >> student officials want parents to be aware and baltimore county says parents should expect new outlines for their security plan should be coming home soon. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day, what steps do you think should be taken to improve school safety? share your responses on our facebook page or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> this morning baltimore city police are searching for a suspect in connection with a double shooting in baltimore. justice after 10:00 p.m. investigators found two men each shot in the arm. police believe they were shot somewhere else but left the scene in the car they were found inside of.

a suspect or possible motive or the victim's conditions is not known. and the police have made an arrest in a double shooting in mount vernon. one death resulted from that shooting. quinton shot and killed 40-year-old alex you will rich and critically wounded 56-year-old larry appearance back on august 10 in an attempted robbery outside a bed and breakfast and police are looking into the possibility he is responsible for other recent robberies. >> the grief at a funeral for a fallen county deputy is multiplied after a fellow officer suffers a deadly heart astack tack during the service. he was attending the funeral service when he suffered the heart attack, we're told he died the following day. he is the third officer in harford county to die in the last few weeks. the first was killed when his

car slid off the road into a tree, and another died when he fell over the side of highway 395 in baltimore. that accident remains under investigation. >> the lawyer for john leopold is asking for new testimony alleging gender discrimination by her client be tossed out. the motion calls for the recent lawsuit inpertinent. the attorney is attacking the new claims saying they contain irrelevant matters and the lawsuit accuses men of harassment that created a hostile working environment. and the i-team learned state prosecutors have reached an agreement to resolve two criminal cases against alston,

a prince george's county democrat accused of using campaign funds to buy a wedding dress and using taxpayer money to pay an employee at her launch we're told this will be put on record next week. >> and the public service commissions examined their response to last june's severe storms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands for days. defending its response to the massive power outages, they say they were dealing with a shortage of manpower for the first number of days as many has been released to work on other projects in virginia. >> assuming we had had the heads up and had people hear, we probably would have restored service quicker than we did in this storm. there's a growing gap and divide between what customer expectations are for restoration in a hurricane-like storm versus the reality of the system that we actually have today. >> despite the limited manpower

bg&e points out they repaired to damage in about the same amount of time as hurricane irene, which was something they had prepared for. >> 56 degrees at the airport. traffic, crime all reasons to avoid downtown living for many people, but could it be good for your waistline? >> and how robots handle a procedure next in our "medical alert." >> dealing with one problem spot in howard county. details on that and a look at the majo [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! we got a lotta empty cans. tomato basil, potato with bacon, 80 different kinds... no wonder we're going through this stuff! hey, hon, want some soup? you bet!

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but it isn't always easy to find one... anncr: a good job. it's the key to a good life. a vote for question seven is a vote for maryland jobs. two thousand construction jobs to build a new resort casino. four thousand permanent jobs, paying... on average fifty five thousand a year. six thousand jobs from increased tourism... and table games like blackjack and poker. add it up: it's twelve thousand new maryland jobs. but to build it you have to vote for it. vote for question seven. and get maryland back to work. >> welcome back. your time is 40 minutes after 5:00. 56 degrees at the airport. nice at the stadium downtown.

we'll talk more about that later. weather-wise we're rolling still this morning. things will change tonight. a chance showers could roll in later tonight but no problems expected. in randallstown. 59 in cockeysville. a few clouds will come in late this afternoon and this evening and overnight we'll put in a chance for rain showers. high of 83 degrees. we'll check your forecast for the rest of the weekend. stay with us. >> in this morning's "medical alert" living in the city could help your waistline. >> a new study shows americans living in rural areas could be more healthy than dwellers. they credit the high-fat, rich in homemade foods more prevalent in rural diets but they also face more challenges

in getting access to health care facilities and gyms. meanwhile, a noir thrites surgery. >> doctors use a pro bot i can arm to make the surgery more accurate and less invasive. it will stop within a millimeter of error allowing focus of the screen in the area of the operation but now doctors can operate on only half a knee allowing for less scar tissue and a much shorter rehab time. >> 5:42. the o's bust out the brooms after 14 rounds with the rays. find out which bird caught a walk-off home run. coming up in sports. >> the search for nemo back on again. but this time it's in 3 d. a look at that fishy tale and all the box office movies coming up. >> and we'll look at the latest

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>> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have a crash in howard county, wart loo and river parkaway. check for possible lane closures there. monument is shut down still between wolf and patterson park avenue for that road buckling from that former water main break. in owings mills headed towards beltaway. and 59 in the northeast corner we are looking good. outer and inner loop looking good, too. 79 in howard county is looking fine. looking at 95 south of 100, aren't registering much in the

way of delays. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11 11. now kurt kroncke with the m.t.a. >> no delays on the penn, camden or marc trains. a delay on the 13 bus and 21 bus diverting at preston and cathedral. 2733, 91 buses diverting and not going into the rogers metro station. when you're away from your radio and bus station, updates are available on demand 5-9:00 at 40-500-4444. with the m.t.a. transit team i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> skies are basically clear. the high pressure that's been giving us the great weather is sliding off the coast and we have a series of little fronts

that will come through over the next 24 hours. the first one comes through the ohio valley and great lakes. with these coming through, there's a chance we could get a little bit of rain tonight and early tomorrow morning. most of you won't see any rain at all but mostly computer models shows us precipitation. we will put a 30% chance in for some rain tonight and early tomorrow morning. most of the weekend is going to be just fine. right now you can see the high, thin clouds moving out ahead of that system. so the skies won't be as crystal clear as they have been the last couple of days, but it will be mostly dry. 50's and 60's showing up in the mid-atlantic. it's 66 at the airport and 57 degrees in rising sun. the forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine and few clouds. slight chance for a few showers but dry during the day.

high temperatures between 0-85. our forecast going into the weekend a slight chance for showers. clearing up in the afternoon with a high near 78. great day on sunday, 77. and we will get up close to 80 before rain moves in tuesday of next week. but overall i believe the weekend is going to be just fine. >> thank you, tony. 2012 has been the year of hollywood deja vu after replays of titanic and episode 1 star wars. >> finding nemo is back with digital 3 d enhancement. that and the rest of the films released in the box office preview. >> i'm from the ocean. >> from the ocean? >> a fish ends up in the tank in finding nemo 3 d. this re-release of the popular pixar release tells the tale of nemo who is picked up by divers

and his dad overcomes his fears along with the short-term memory loss fish. and "resident evil retribution." the fifth film pits her deep inside the umbrella cooperation that unleashed the virets that turns people into flesh eaters. "resident evil retribution" is rated r. richard gear is the king of cards in "arbitroge." he is trying to unload his company before anyone finds fraud, but he's also defrauding a french art dealer behind his wife's back. when the art dealer dies why would driving his car he tries to hide it. >> "magic mike" stepped out

with his wife. channing tatum and his wife play a couple on the verge of wedding vows after he faces his old sweetheart at a reunion. all are looking to show how much they have changed. "10 years" is rated pg-13. >> something for everyone. >> there you go. >> 5:50. 56 degrees at the airport this morning. a 14 affair ends 14 years of losing for the orioles. another walk-off thriller in sports. >> speaking of winning, here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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responses. with e'll read more in our next hour. >> now 11 news sports with keith mills. >> good morning, everybody. manny maca -- machado delivered in the clutches. the orioles beat the rays 3-2 in 14 innings to sweep tampa and then the 14-year losing streak. 1997 the last winning season. with the umbrellas out because of the sun the birds win another one-run game. taylor teagarden only has six hits this season, but every one of them, it seems, is a big one. the orioles are up, 2-1. chen gave up two runs. here's one of them. a 4-foot ground ball. stead mon jennings scores. in the 13th the orioles loading the bases with no outs.

gets nate mclouth to end the threat and get out of it. if you're like me, you're thinking, man, this is not to be. but karma again. can't make the play. manny machado wins it and 3-2, 13 straight extra-inning wins for the o's. they go to oakland and they are still celebrating. tied with the yankees for first place, because at fenway park in boston the yanks beat the red sox. phil hughes dominant striking out jarrod saltalamacchia and derek jeter, this hit ties him for 10th place with willie mays on the all-time hits list. hey, yankees or not, derek jeter is one heck of a player. then the final out, 2-0, yanks. hold on to get the last out. 81 wins.

orioles have 81 wins. one more win and the orioles clench their first winning season. in philadelphia of course michael vick faces a completely different quarterback, andy dalton who threw the big interception to ed reid and was sacked four times monday night. vick, four interceptions last week against cleveland. another has played the role of michael vick in practice this week. dangerous running and passing as ed reid breaks an nfl record for interception yards returned. how about ed reid? still doing it. >> thank you. coming up in the next hour of 11 news. most of us haven't seen her since all in the family went off the air in the 1970's. wait until you see where sally struthers is popping up this morning. >> and look at these four-legged swimmers. >> and temperatures today in the 80's.

things change turnover weekend. our forecast in a few minutes. >> we've got a few problem spots. one in howard county and one in carroll county. we'll update you on those coming up.

>> arrests made in connection with the deaths of four americans in libya as the u.s. braces for the possibility of more protests. >> a new motive in the shooting at terry hall high school. what the suspect's attorney says his client was hoping to accomplish. plus -- >> baltimore county teachers and administrators will learn today about a new safety plan. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> and this is the kind of rut we like to be stuck in weather-wise. will it hold through the weekend? the weekend forecast 1